LS6 3LP Leeds
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Kirkstall. Region: Yorkshire and The Humber.
Streets
- Queenswood Drive, Leeds: 14 addresses
- Woodbridge Green, Leeds: 1 address
- Woodbridge Place, Leeds: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Leeds in 2026-27: Band D £2,284 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,522 | £1,776 | £2,030 | £2,284 | £2,791 | £3,299 | £3,806 | £4,567 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (44% of about 840 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): A4D01.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Former Dutton Arms, Queenswood Drive, Headingley, Leeds: up to 1 home, permissioned (60 m)
- Land At Vesper Road Kirkstall Leeds LS5 3NU: up to 17 homes, not permissioned (700 m)
- Area Within Kirkstall Hill, Beecroft Street, Commercial Road: up to 55 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Salvation Army Church Hall, Opposite 123 Kirkstall Lane , Kirkstall: up to 12 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Kirkstall Design Centre , Bridge Road , Kirkstall: up to 27 homes, permissioned (790 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 16 addresses are between 77 m and 84 m above sea level (81 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Headingley 391,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m |
| Kirkstall Forge 379,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km | |
| Burley Park 756,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Woodbridge Place Beckett Park | 20 m |
| Bus or coach station | Dyer Street Leeds City Centre | 5.0 km |
| Car parks | Bramley Centre Car Park | 2.2 km |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Leeds Beckett University GeniePoint | 810 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Leeds Bradford Airport LBA | 6.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Abbey Grange Medical Practice | 460 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Boots | 900 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Langdale Dental Practice | 840 m |
| Hospital | St Mary's Hospital | 2.7 km |
| Police station | Weetwood Police Station | 2.0 km |
| Cash machines | ATM | 1.2 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Beckett Park 15 ha | 160 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | West Park Field 18 ha | 780 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 620 m² | 590 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 330 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m; nearest Church Lane Allotments 2.3 ha | 210 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 49 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Grange, a listed building (Grade II*), 500 m north-east. 35 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Grange | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m north-east |
| Gatehouse at Kirkstall Abbey (Abbey House Folk Museum) | Listed building, Grade II* | 550 m west |
| Kirkstall Abbey | Listed building, Grade I | 570 m west |
| Kirkstall Abbey and precinct including a prehistoric cup and ring marked rock | Scheduled monument | 590 m west |
| Armley House (Gott's Park) | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km south |
| Lawnswood Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Morris Wood | Wood | 220 m west |
| Low Wood | Wood | 220 m east |
| Queen's Wood | Wood | 300 m north |
| Kirkstall Goit | Lake or reservoir | 820 m south |
| Upper Daisy Hill | Hill | 1.9 km west |
| Gamble Hill Vale | Valley | 3.2 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 8 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 16 |
16 of the postcode's 16 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 40 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 57% | 17% |
| Private rented | 13% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 29% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 36% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 38% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 89% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 9% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 89% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Queenswood Drive.